Susan Johnson (filmmaker)
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| Born | December 18, 1971 Phoenix, Arizona, US |
| Occupation | Producer/director |
| Years active | 1988 – present |
Susan Johnson (born December 18, 1971) is an American film producer & director, and music video director.
Johnson produced her feature debut, 2004's Mean Creek, received nominations at various film festivals and won the Independent Spirit John Cassavetes Award and the Humanitas Award.[citation needed] In 2005 she produced Nearing Grace starring Jordana Brewster, Gregory Smith, David Morse, and Ashley Johnson from a script by Jacob Estes adapted from the Scott Sommer novel. In 2006 Johnson produced the award winning film Eye of the Dolphin[citation needed] starring Jane Lynch, Carly Schroeder, George Harris, Katharine Ross and Adrian Dunbar and directed by Michael D. Sellers. In 2007 Johnson formed Braveart Films with actor Gregory Smith to produce the feature film Wieners for Sony Pictures Entertainment with a cast that included Kenan Thompson and Darrell Hammond from Saturday Night Live, Zachary Levi from Chuck, Jenny McCarthy, Andy Milonakis and Joel Moore. Johnson also produced a sequel to Eye of the Dolphin called Beneath the Blue which will be released in 2010[needs update] and stars Paul Wesley from The Vampire Diaries. Johnson is currently producing Eye of the Hurricane to be filmed in St. Marys, Ga.[1] Johnson is a graduate of the American Film Institute.[citation needed]
Johnson has also produced and/or directed music videos for Sara Evans,[citation needed] Gloria Estefan,[citation needed] EMF,[citation needed] Perry Farrell,[citation needed] The Warren Brothers,[citation needed] Vinx,[citation needed] Bobby Caldwell,[citation needed] Mindy McCready,[citation needed] Lila McCann,[citation needed] Charlie Terrell[citation needed] among others, and been nominated for many awards including a Grammy, Billboard Music Video Award, CMT "Best Video", an MTV Award and a VH-1 award.[citation needed]
Filmography
- Mean Creek (2004) - Producer
- Nearing Grace (2005) - Producer
- Carrie Pilby (2016) - Director, producer
- Unleashed (2016) - Producer
External links
References
- ^ Jackson, Gorson (April 28, 2010). "Florida hurricane movie to be filmed in St. Marys, Ga". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
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